Anticreeper.



L. 11 HIEGLER.

ANTICREEPER. APPucmon msn mns.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

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`UNITI-ino sTArnsafENT- OFFICE.

LOUIS J. BIEGLER, OFIBEN AVON, PENNSYLVANIA, AssIGNOII To THE r. e M. oo., or'. CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A, CORPORATION Vor ILLINOIS.

AN'rIonEErEIt Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 26, 1916.

Application led January 5, 1914. Serial No. 810,489;

i citizen ofthe United States,residing at Ben Avon, in the county of Allegheny and State of Pennsylvania, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Anticreepers, of which the following is a full, clear, concise, and

exact description, reference being' had to the Vaccompanying drawing, forming a part of this specification.

4My invention relates to means for preventing creeping of railroad rails, such devices being know-n as anti-Creepers or rail anchors.

The object of myinvention is to provide an improved anti-Creeper or rail anchor, which shall be of simple construction ada-pb ed for economical.' manufacture, which may be readily applied to the rails and maintain :ineffective grip thereon, throughout long continued service and .which shall effectively prevent creeping Of said rails.

'Rail anchors as constructed heretofore, have been made either to grip. the rail with suiiicient firmness when initially i plied, to prevent creeping without further adjustment thereof, orthey have been so made that a sli ht creeping ofthe rail causes a further adyustment of the parts either by sliding one member along another, or by causing a 4skevving action.

My improved rail 4anchor partakes of the advantageous features of both of the `above mentioned types in that it may be a plied initially so as to grip the rail base firmly, while at the same time, it is so constructed that if' a slight creepind of the railshould 1 occur, it is given a sll'ght'skewing action which tends furtherto increa sethe effectiveness of its grip. j

In ythe accompanying drawings I have `illustrated one embodiment of the invention which has various practical advantages here-l inafter pointed out. yThe invention may be embodied in other formshowever. V

Figure 1, of the drawings is an elevation of the preferred construction showing'the rail Ain cross section. FigrQ, is a top plan view thereof. Fig. 3, is-au cud elevation of the yoke. A Fig; 4, is a `side elevation of the filler clip.- Fig. 54, is a top plan i'iew thereof.

The device in the preferred Form. is made up of three parts. consisting of the yoke 1. the filler fflp or block 2 and the pin 3. The

yoke is made preferably of malleable iron although it may be made from east steel or other suitable material. Said yoke is pio videdwith jaws 4, 5, at opposite ends thereof.- The ,jaw 4 is adapted to fit over and grip firmly one side of a standard rail base. The jaw 5 is larger than the jaw t and is adapted to receive the filler clip 2, as shown 'in Fig. 1. Said jaw is provided with a suitable opening 6 preferably ofrectangular outline, the yoke 'l having a somewhat similar hole .T registering therewith, whereby the pin 3 may be driven through said holes and find firm bearing surfaces against the outer walls thereof. Said pin is 4preferably pentagonal iu cross section whereby a sharp edge 8 is provided thereon adapted to cut into the edge of the rail base. Said pin, howeveiumay be made with any suitable cross section, whereby a line cont-act is provided. For example, a round pin may be' employed. In Order to permit said pin to bear directly 4against the -rail Ibase without interfering with the filler hlockf2, the latter is cut awayat 9l lVith this arrangement,` the`v pin, which is preferably tapering throughout its length. may bedrven downward as far as it will go, its edge S cutting into the rail base where a sharp edge isprovided and taking a firm hold thereon, while at the Vsame time, said pin serves to lock said filler block in position. The yoke is rovided further with a. downwardly exten ing flange 10, which may. be suitably reinforced in anyY desired manner. for example by Va bracket 11. said flange 'being adapted 4to bear against the side vof a cross-tie ,1:2 and being.'

arranged preferably near 'the end of the. yoke which carries the smaller jaw.

In applying the device tothe rail` the jaw 5 is first hooked over one side of the rail hase. after which thc other end of the yoke is lifted and the/jaw 4 fittedover 4theV opposite side of said rail base. The filler block 2 is then slipped in place and the pin 3 driven 4down as far asl possible Inview'of the verv'gradual taper of the pin, a powerful pull is exerted'on the yoke, I

drawingthe jaw 4 over the oppositeedge of the rail base. whereby thelnxtial gri J on the. rail may beasrm as other rail anc ors of the type where a wedging memberv is re: .4

lied on to insure the necessary hold on th'ef rail hase. In addition the side or ,edgeV 'of' `the pin acts as a center about whichfthe" device swings if the rail should creep somewhat. The end of the Iyoke, which is provided with the flange lll, being prevented from moving forward by the engagement ol' Said flange with the tie, the other end of said volte mores forward slightly, the de,- vire as a whole showing somewhat, wherebv the grip on the rail base is still further increased. This showing action insures a further gripping if there is any movement of the rail and therebyv provides for greater securit)v and efficiency in operation.

If the pressure of the flange l0 against the tie is relieved, due to a rearward movement of the rail. the device cannot loosen suiliciently to fall from rail, even it said pressure is relieved for a long time, as the iiller block Q lis permanently locked in place by the pin, and the latter, by cutting into the edge of the rail base, maintains its hohl thereon, and in aniY ease cannot be vibrated out of its seat.

l ain aware that various changes ina)v be made in the details of the device described and illustrated, and accordingly do not desire to limit myself to the details disclosed except where limitations appear in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention,

what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States isz yl. A rail anchor comprising a transverse element having a tie abutting-extension near one end thereof, a'jaw at one end adapted to receive vone side `of the` rail hase, and a v'erticalljlT arranged wedging pin at the other end of said element. said piu having substantially a line contact with the edge of Said rail base, whereby it may he driven downward readily to insure a powerful grip of saidrail -between itself and said jaw.

2. An anti-Creeper comprising a yoke having an opening at one end, a vertically airranged pin fitting in Said o ening andhaving an edge in contact with one side of the rail base and a jaw at the otherv end of said yoke adapted to fit over the other side of said rail base, whereby said anti-Creeper may pivot about said e ge to increase .the

grip on the railbase. v l 3. A railanchor comprsin a yoke having a jaw at each lend thereo one of said jaws being larger than the corresponding side of the rail base, aV filler block interposed between said jaw and the rail base., and a in passing through said jaw, said pin bearing directly against saidl -rail base.

4. A rail anchor comprisin a yoke having a jaw at each end thereo one of said jaws being larger 4than the corresponding side of the rail base, said jaw havingran u: per and a lower openng in substantial ali each other, a, wedge shaped nement with pin passing through said openings, said pin haring an edge adapted to cut into the rail hase, and a filler block between said jaw and said rail hase, said liller block straddling said pin.

5. An anti-crceper comprising an elen'ient arranged substantially transversely beneath the rail base., a rail gripping jaw at one end of said element, a tie abutting llange at the saine end thereof, an enlarged jaw at the other end thereof` a {illei block conforming to the outer and upper surfaces of the rail hase and arranged between the latter and Said enlarged ja\\',said filler block having a out away portion to expose part of' the outer edge. of the rail hase and a pentagonal pin of tapering outline passing rertically through holes in said outer law and arranged with one of its edges cutting into the exposed portion of said rail base edge. wherebyY said cutting edge arts as a pivotal point for the anti-crueper and when-ehi1 said filler block is locked in position by said pin.

.(5. A rail anchor comprising a traiisvcrm.` member having means for engaging one oi the base flanges of the rail and a jaw for receiving the other hase flange, said jaw ha vn ing a vertical iziclosed socket the inner portion of which intersects thc jaw opening, and a ta )ering fastening key7 tittingsaid socket an adapted as it is driven into place to cut slightly into the base flange of the rail to wedge the anchor on the rail and secure it thereto. Y

7. A rail anchor comprising a transverse member having a jaw at one end which grips the rail base, a vertical part at the other end` and a projection thereon extending above the base flange of the rail, a filler between said projection and the top of said base flange to -hold the 'adjacent end of said member tothe base of the rail, and a meniber engaged between the vertical edge. of said base flange and said vertical part to hold said iaw 'in grippingengagement with the other ase flange.

8. A rail anchor comprising a transverse member in contact with the bottoni of the rail, a jaw at one end thereof, a. tie-abutting flange intermediate the endsthereof, a larger jaw at the other end thereof, a vertical Wedge between the rail hase edge and the lvertical rf ill of said largerV jaw, and a filler to fill the space between said larger jaw and the adjacent side of the rail base not occupied h said Wedge. l V

In'witness W ereof, I have hereunto subscribed Vmy name in the presence of two witnesses.

. LOUIS J. RIEGLER.

Witnesses T. B. HUMrHams, J. N. COOKE. 

